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bamagurl    98

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I'm having a strange chest pressure sensation that's hard to describe. Nothing that I can associate with pain, just a constant and dull pressure. It started yesterday and I haven't been able to figure out what is going on. I can eat and drink with no problems, so I know it is not a stuck episode, but I am hiccupping more than usual. Has anyone had something like this happen to them? I do have my monthly visit with my surgeon tomorrow for a fill, so I am going to bring it up at my appointment, but any remedies or solutions ... heck, even an explanation would be helpful.

A little more info about me. Banded Oct 30th. Have had 2 fills since my original fill at surgery. 4.6 cc in a 10 cc band. Can't really blame anything in particular that I ate yesterday because sticking to my band approved choices. Have chewed some papaya enzymes thinking it would help, but no relief at this point. Really at a loss.

Thanks in advance for any replies! Love my band family!!!

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2muchfun    8,927

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If you had a stuck episode you could have caused enough trauma to cause some inflammation? That's all I got. Definitely discuss with your doctor.

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kimk1999    450

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Definitely discuss it with your doc even if you find a remedy...

I suggest some hot tea. I had a stuck episode once already and the next day I felt terrible. My throat made me still feel sick and lots of pressure in the chest even though I could eat it drink still. Docs office suggested liquid diet for 24 hours and the hot tea really soothed the throat /esophagus muscles. Hope you feel better soon!

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dee21    47

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Definitely check with your dr.

But I feel chest pressure when I'm full. It is a sign to stop eating. I've also felt chest pressure during a fill. The dr took a tiny bit out and it went away. Very strange I know.

Hope that helps.

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MistyfortheMountain    119

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I get muscle spasms in my back that present as chest pressure and even chest pain. Are you drinking enough fluids? Standing a lot? Try a heating pad on your back. Couldn't hurt. Definitely talk to the doctor about it.

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bamagurl    98

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Update on the pressure: At my doctors visit, the nurse suspected I had experienced a stuck episode and it left some swelling. Since I was still able to eat and drink, and not in any distress, I did not get a fill or unfill but waited to see and within 2 days the pressure was gone.

Earlier this week I received a fill, and definitely have noticed a different restriction. I have had 2 stuck episodes, just in the past 2 days, and I can relate it to the feeling of pressure I noticed and wrote about originally. I'm having to retrain myself how to eat, smaller bites especially.

Hope this thread can help someone out there.

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kimk1999    450

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Thanks for sharing your update.

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